Help Shape Your City

Post Date:05/20/2022

News Release – For Immediate Release
Clayton Scrivner, Communications Manager
cscrivner@parkcity.org
(801) 597-8108
May 20, 2022 

  

Park City Municipal Seeks Residents to ‘Help Shape Your City’ 

City Looking to Fill Vacancies on Planning-related Boards and Commissions  

Park City, Utah – Park City Municipal seeks candidates to help support three community boards and commissions that play a key role in shaping the future of Park City. Interested residents can apply for vacancies on the Planning Commission, Historic Preservation Board, and the Board of Adjustment via the City’s website here. 

“These impactful positions represent an exciting opportunity for residents to serve their community while helping ensure that Park City’s future remains sustainable, livable, and unique,” said Mayor Nann Worel. 

Boards and Commissions roles: 

Planning Commission – Serves as a non-political and pivotal, long-range planning body for Park City including general plan review, annexation review, appeals of staff decisions, termination of inactive applications, and sensitive land review. 

Historic Preservation Board – Charged with preserving and encouraging design preferences that reflect Park City's mining heritage according to the Land Management Code and the Historic District Design Guidelines.   

Board of Adjustment – Hears and decides appeals on zoning decisions. The board also hears appeals and makes determinations on modifications of non-conforming uses or non-complying status. 

A “Help Shape Your City” Workshop will be held on June 6 at 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Park City Library and on Zoom, where applicants and interested parties can learn more about the positions’ responsibilities and requirements. For questions, please contact Resident Advocate, Michele Downard at mdownard@parkcity.org. 

 

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About Park City Municipal Corporation  
Park City Municipal Corporation is the government seat for Park City, Utah. A former silver mining town, Park City is now home to two world-class ski resorts and was the mountain host for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. The town of 8,400 also hosts many special events, including the Sundance Film Festival and the Kimball Arts Festival. For more information, please visit www.parkcity.org. 

 


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Park City, Utah Designated “SolSmart Gold” for Advancing Solar Energy Growth

Post Date:11/26/2018 4:32 PM

    FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
    Celia Peterson
    celia.peterson@parkcity.org
    435.287.5624


    Park City, Utah Designated “SolSmart Gold” for Advancing Solar Energy Growth

     

    PARK CITY, UTAH (November 26, 2018) – Park City, Utah received a Gold designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar.

    This designation recognizes Park City for taking bold steps to encourage solar energy growth and remove obstacles for solar development. For companies looking to expand, a SolSmart Gold designation is a signal that Park City is “open for solar business.”

    SolSmart, led by The Solar Foundation and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. More than 200 cities, counties, and small towns have achieved SolSmart designation since the program launched in 2016. Park City is one of 91 SolSmart Gold designees. This is especially notable as Utah is a non-home rule state, which means that Park City is not allowed to set its own energy code. Only six communities in non-home rule states have achieved SolSmart Gold.

    “We have a clear path to 100% renewables by adopting a mix of energy efficiency measures, working with our utility to build new renewables, and producing solar energy from our rooftops. We want to make it practical and economic for all Parkites to harvest their energy directly from the sun. To achieve SolSmart Gold, we have modified our code to encourage our residents to adopt rooftop solar.  We know that local renewables are of local economic benefit and provide clean, cheap energy for our community. This is our future and we are proud to receive this designation,” commented Mayor Andy Beerman.

    As a SolSmart designee, Park City can help solar companies reduce the cost of installations and pass savings on to consumers. This allows even more local homes and businesses to obtain affordable, clean, and reliable electricity through solar. The actions Park City has taken will help encourage solar companies to do business in the area, driving economic development and creating local jobs.

    To receive designation, cities and counties make changes to their local processes to reduce the time and money it takes to install a solar energy system. This includes evaluating local permitting processes, as well as planning and zoning procedures. SolSmart designees also develop innovations in areas such as market development and finance.

    For example, Park City waives permitting fees and has a streamlined process to ensure that solar systems can be permitting within two business days.

    SolSmart uses objective criteria to award communities points based on the actions they take to reduce barriers to solar energy development. Communities that take sufficient action are designated either gold, silver, or bronze.

    As part of the SolSmart program, a team of national experts provides no-cost technical assistance to help communities achieve designation. All cities and counties are eligible to join the SolSmart program and receive this technical assistance. Interested communities can learn more at SolSmart.org.